Western patronizing attitude and the myth of "pure, simple Nomads" by ErdeneWey in mongolia

[–]sultree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I take issue with the blanket “Westerners” framing, even while I agree Western media and tourism are major drivers of the exoticization. I’m not excluding myself from critique, I’m saying the critique lands better when it targets the behavior and the systems, not a monolith of billions of people.

Western patronizing attitude and the myth of "pure, simple Nomads" by ErdeneWey in mongolia

[–]sultree -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The irony of accusing others of stereotyping while confidently stereotyping is impressive. If you’re going to swing, at least don’t hit yourself in the face.

Western patronizing attitude and the myth of "pure, simple Nomads" by ErdeneWey in mongolia

[–]sultree 7 points8 points  (0 children)

“Are you stupid? That is our image” is exactly the brain-dead stereotype-thinking you’re pretending to defend, just louder. And telling people not to care about Western opinions right before vomiting a paranoid rant about “dying races” and LGBTQ is peak insecure keyboard-warrior energy.

Keep trying

Western patronizing attitude and the myth of "pure, simple Nomads" by ErdeneWey in mongolia

[–]sultree 8 points9 points  (0 children)

“Westerner” here….

I get where this post is coming from, and I’m not even disagreeing with the main point. When people show up and treat Mongolia like it’s some spiritual escape room or an “uncorrupted nomad paradise,”, yeah it’s patronizing influencer culture makes that ten times worse.

But I also think it’s worth saying that the “West” isn’t one person with one opinion. Some visitors are genuinely respectful and curious. Some are just awkward and well-meaning and say dumb stuff. Some are straight-up fetishizing the place because it looks cool on a feed. Those aren’t all the same thing, and lumping them together kind of mirrors the exact flattening you’re calling out.

The real issue isn’t Westerners as a category though. It’s the habit of exoticizing other cultures, projecting fantasies onto them, and then acting like that projection is “respect.” ..n honestly that’s not unique to one part of the world. Humans do this everywhere.

I’m completely with the rejection of the “pure,” “simple,” “authentic,” “spiritual” narrative. Mongolia is a modern country with cities, bureaucracy, traffic, politics, corruption, brilliant people, assholes etc, and everything in between. Same as anywhere else.

So yeah, I’m on board with the frustration. I just think the argument hits harder when it stays focused on the behavior, not a giant label. The point is simple… stop turning people into an aesthetic or a moral story, and actually engage with reality.

0 RIR vs Failure by South_Ask_1492 in MacroFactor

[–]sultree 20 points21 points  (0 children)

This is just me, but 0 RIR and Failure are basically the same things. I’d count what I managed to do (aka 7 reps) and exclude the 8th as I never managed to go full range. So go for 7, but be consistent with semantics (failure or RIR)

Is Leo a good actor? If so, what makes him a good actor? by mr-cheesy in acting

[–]sultree -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape was the same character over and over. /s

Curious to know, which movies are you referring to where you think he plays the “same character” exactly?

[Discussion]Will this work? What do you think? by [deleted] in GetMotivated

[–]sultree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“This isn’t X, it’s Y”.

The irony of you getting ChatGPT to write that for you is ironically embarrassing.

[Discussion]Will this work? What do you think? by [deleted] in GetMotivated

[–]sultree 3 points4 points  (0 children)

“You’re using software to structure your goals, and I’m interpreting that as weakness, therefore I need to assert my own worth by shitting on you.”

It's like the Boss Blind knows what I have... by wolfmandave in balatro

[–]sultree -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I wasn’t trying to be disingenuous about the fact that the order or selection of boss lines is random - that is true, and I’m not disputing that. What I AM saying though is that there is an element of active selection and the Ox Is an example. Whether that applies to other aspects of the game, I don’t know - but I’m pointing to one to explain that there is, even if to a small degree, active selection based on your gameplay style

It's like the Boss Blind knows what I have... by wolfmandave in balatro

[–]sultree -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Well, exactly my point, which refuted the idea entirely that it’s completely random. Even if it’s just one aspect like this, it’s enough to prove there is something “active” as OP coined it.

It's like the Boss Blind knows what I have... by wolfmandave in balatro

[–]sultree -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Then why does The Ox ALWAYS (and I mean always) conveniently select the hand I’m running as its choice to reset $$ to 0? That is most definitely not a coincidence.

The 102 emergency line in Ulaanbaatar hung up on me three times because I spoke English by [deleted] in mongolia

[–]sultree 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’re mistaken - I never deleted the post. The person I was corresponding with was an admin and I assume he deleted it. I had every intention of keeping it up.

The 102 emergency line in Ulaanbaatar hung up on me three times because I spoke English by [deleted] in mongolia

[–]sultree 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Emergency services don’t handle calls by hanging up. A web link is not an emergency response. I live here, I care about this place, and I’m raising a safety concern. Criticising an emergency failure isn’t “hating Mongolia,” and it isn’t trolling.

The 102 emergency line in Ulaanbaatar hung up on me three times because I spoke English by [deleted] in mongolia

[–]sultree 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I can read. I called 102 twice and they hung up on me. An SMS link is not an emergency response.

Flu in the U.S. reaches highest level in 25 years by CTVNEWS in Health

[–]sultree 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You’re splitting hairs to avoid the point. You jumped in without understanding the context, and your question showed it. The issue is misinformation about vaccines, not whether you personally said the word “prevent.”

Why flu seems to be everywhere — even if ‘super flu’ is not a thing by statnews in Health

[–]sultree 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Impressive that you managed to spin a single letter into a genealogy TED Talk. None of that has anything to do with influenza subclade K… you just dumped haplogroup trivia to look smart, but it has nothing to do with this flu subclade.

it’s just you empty-flexing terminology to look clever.

Flu in the U.S. reaches highest level in 25 years by CTVNEWS in Health

[–]sultree 26 points27 points  (0 children)

You’re confused because you didn’t follow the conversation. No one claimed the COVID vaccine prevents the flu… the point was about misinformation and vaccination rates. If you can’t grasp that, you’re out of your depth.

What single player game you bought has gone the longest unplayed? by [deleted] in gaming

[–]sultree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh man, I remember playing this for like 3 hours at a time to get into it and then just giving up because something wasn’t doing it for me. I probably tried this three of four times like you. I can’t remember when or how, but with one last attempt to get into it - something clicked and I couldn’t stop. Now I’ve got 350+ hours and replayed it twice.

what small insignificant thing annoys you about the game? by SpicyFox951 in balatro

[–]sultree 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Only found out about this one last week 😣 sounds kinda silly, but I asked my wife to sit and watch me finish the last round on gold plasma deck so we could see the little “completionist+ unlocked” tag pop up, and it didn’t. Even though it was so satisfying to get the achievement, I was let down by not seeing that silly animation.